Murray Head - Country Man lyrics

I met a countryman, he didn't understand my ways. A spark was in his eyes, that set my frenzied mind ablaze I longed to have his calm, lay down my fighting arms But was afraid for I had realized that to see thru this man's eyes, I had to be a child once more; such a sacrifice Could I pay the price, when I wasn't sure He stood there smiling, quietly deciding, How I earned my money, stayed alive. I talked of wonders, of ups and downers, Of other ways and means we all survive. He talked of life and of birth and of d**h, And how the wind can take away your breath, Ooh the seasons, so many reasons for living. Countryman. And deep inside him I saw pain and I saw grief But most of all I saw love - for the living Always willing to give more, and more. I found a standing stone on which I stood and saw A thousand hills around me - green velvet eiderdown. I played at being "Man", I played at being God And then I was a seed of gra** Lying scattered on the ground; And then the wind suggested another point in time. I didn't feel alone anymore, I was ancient for a minute Countryman - I was there